
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during the inauguration of Eicher Truck Plant at Bagroda Industrial Area near Bhopal.
Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad (2nd L) and MoS for IT SS Ahluwalia (2nd R) during a meeting with IT industry leaders, in New Delhi.
Piyush Goyal taking charge as the Union Minister for Railways, in the presence of the Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, in New Delhi
Piyush Goyal taking charge as the Union Minister for Railways, in the presence of the Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, in New Delhi
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu arrives to take charge as the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, in New Delhi
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu take charge as the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, in New Delhi
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu take charge as the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, in New Delhi
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu take charge as the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, in New Delhi
Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier listens at left as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with pharmaceutical industry leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, in Washington.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, right, and PayPal founder Peter Thiel, center, listen as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology industry leaders at Trump Tower, in New York.
Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Home Affairs addressing an ASSOCHAM National Conference on “Defence Production: Self Reliance & Beyond”, in New Delhi.
Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman interacting with media after the Meeting on Currency Demonetization with the Export Promotion Councils at Udyog Bhawan, in New Delhi.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, second left, visits a facility of Dynamatic Technologies Ltd. in Bangalore.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, fourth left, visits a facility of Dynamatic Technologies Ltd. in Bangalore. She is accompanied by trade officials and a large business delegation consisting predominantly of small and medium-sized businesses.
Smoke billows after a fire broke out in a plastic industry in New Kabadkhana locality, in Bhopal.
A worker grinds metal to finish a part made for heavy vehicles at an industrial unit in Bangalore, Karnataka.
U.S. President Barack Obama looks on as German Chancellor Angela Merkel tests VR goggles when touring the Hannover Messe, the world's largest industrial technology trade fair, in Hannover, northern Germany.
The Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Nirmala Sitharaman delivering the statement at the Plenary Session of WTO's 10th Ministerial Conference, at Nairobi.
From left: Industrialists Malvinder Singh, Sunilkant Munjal, Preetha Reddy of Dr. Reddy Lab, Ajay Sriram, CII President, Rahul Bajaj, chairman of Indian conglomerate Bajaj Group and Ajit Gulabchand (right) during Budget Viewing Session at CII, New Delhi.
The Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Responsible organisation excellence awards, at the 7th Global CSR Summit function, in New Delhi.
The Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Nirmala Sitharaman presented the certificates, at the Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) Convocation, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
A worker works at an iron and steel scrap workshop at an industrial area on Reay Road in Mumbai.
Union Heavy Industries Minister and Shiv Sena leader Anant Geete on the first day of the Winter session of the Parliament in New Delhi.
The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal launching cleanliness drive, during the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, at Panchsheel Bhawan, in New Delhi.
Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman welcomes the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi with a bouquet, at the inauguration of “MAKE IN INDIA”, in New Delhi.
The Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman meeting the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada Gerry Ritz, in New Delhi.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference
Chairman & CEO, Cisco Systems, John Chambers meeting the Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Amitabh Kant in New Delhi.
A man dresses after bathing amidst industrial effluence in the Yamuna on Earth Day in New Delhi. People across the globe hold events to celebrate the Earth's environment and spread awareness on how to conserve its natural resources on Earth Day, observed annually on April 22.
Industrialist Rama Prasad Goenka, architect of the RPG Enterprises conglomerate spanning varied interests from power to music, died at his residence.
Industrialists and bollywood celebrities take oath during the launch of 'India@75: Call to Action' in Mumbai.
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, center, President and Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Hitachi Appliances Japan Haruki Yamamoto, fourth right, and Managing Director Motoo Morimoto, third right, watch after the inauguration of the reconstructed manufacturing facility of Hitachi Home and Life Solutions (HHLS), a subsidiary of Hitachi Appliances Inc. Japan, near Kadi, about 45 kilometers (28 miles) north of Ahmedabad.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with State Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee and D.N. Jhunjhunwala, Chairman, JVL Agro Industries Ltd. during inauguration of JVL Edible Oil Refinery Plant at Haldia.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma during the release of the Annual Supplement 2012-13 to the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14 in New Delhi.
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah visits the stalls of Kashmir Carpets after the inauguration of "4th International Buyer seller meet", organised by Kashmir Chambers and Commerce Industries, at SKICC in Srinagar.
Potatoes getting sorted at a potato processing plant of Himalya International at Sultanpur in Mehsana district, about 110 kilometers from Ahmedabad. The plant, inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Narenda Modi has facility for growing mushrooms, processing potatoes and other vegetables and processing of milk to produce mozzarella cheese sticks, and frozen yogurt.
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee releases Assocham Study as Rajkumar Dhoot (L) and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee look on during the inauguration of 'Assocham Sumit on Industrial Development in India-Special Reference to West Bengal', in Kolkata.
A worker spins thread used in making carpets at a factory on the outskirts of Jammu. Carpet weaving is believed to have been brought to India by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century. A recent economic survey says the country is losing steam in its traditional area of labour-intensive exports like textiles and carpets.
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee during a pre-Budget consultation with representatives of industry and trade sector in New Delhi.
RADAG Chairman Anil Ambani along with a group of industrialists meeting Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal in New Delhi to discuss issue of coal availability for power projects.
President Pratibha Patil presenting the National Award 2010 for Outstanding Entrepreneurship in MSMEs to P Partha Sarathy during a function in New Delhi. MSME Minister Virbhadra Singh is also seen.
A TV Grab shows, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks in Lok Sabha in New Delhi during the monsoon session. Terming the 8.8 per cent industrial growth recorded in June as "encouraging", Mukherjee said if the trend continues, it will boost economic growth.
Activists of various political parties hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against POSCO, in Bhubaneswar.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee briefing the media in Kolkata after her government passed an ordinance for reclaiming 400 acres of land at Tata Motors' abandoned site at Singur.
Maruti Suzuki employees agitating for recognition of their new union at the company's plant in Manesar.
Union Heavy Industry Minister Praful Patel along with his family paying obeisance at Saibaba Temple in Shirdi.
Activists of Garment Manufacturers Industry during a protest against the excise duty imposed on readymade garments, in Kolkata.
POSCO finally gets green clearance from the MoEF ministry—with a few riders—for its $12 bn Orissa steel plant. It’ll take out 1,253 ha forest land.
Villagers protest against the Union Environment Ministry conditional clearance to South Korean steel major Posco at Patana village in Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa.
New Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel after assuming charge at his office in New Delhi.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi with Rwandan Prime Minister Bernard Makuza at the inaugural ceremony of Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2011 in Gandhinagar.
The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma with Commerce Minister, of Bangladesh, Mr. Muhammad Faruk Khan addressing a press conference, in New Delhi.
A labourer carries coal before loading them in a truck at a coal stock yard at Manguli Chhak, Cuttack district in Orissa.
A laborer rests at a coal warehouse on the outskirts of Ahmadabad. According to news reports, Coal India Ltd's $3.5 billion initial public share offer, the largest in India's history, was oversubscribed by 1.57 times hours before closure of the second day of the issue on Tuesday. The government is divesting 10 per cent of its stake in CIL - the world’s largest coal producer coal reserve holder in the world, contributing 82 per cent of total coal production in India.
The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma in a bilateral meeting with the Federal Minister of Economics & Technologies, Mr. Rainer Brüderle, in Berlin, Germany.
Odisha Loka Dal activists shout slogans while holding a poster against Vedanta industries during a protest in Bhubaneswar.
A laborer works at a bulb factory in an industrial area on the outskirts of Jammu. India's industrial output grew 13.8 percent in July, far more than expected, rebounding from a 13-month low in June 2010 and adding to pressure on the central bank to hike interest rates to curb inflation.
RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani before a meeting of Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry in New Delhi.
A worker collects mustard oil at a factory at Gajansoo village on the outskirts of Jammu. Headline inflation accelerated faster than expected to 10.2 percent in May over last year. High food and fuel prices are becoming a political issue with opposition groups staging protests over runaway food prices.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures to a robot besides Christian Wulff, governor of German state Lower Saxony, 2nd of left, at the Italian stand during the opening of the Hanover industrial fair in Hanover, Germany. From April 19 to 23, 2010, about 4,821 industrial exhibitors from 64 countries will gather at the fair. Italy is the official partner country of "Hannover Messe 2010".
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee releasing a report at 20th Foundation Day function of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), in New Delhi.
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu arrives for a meeting of Indian and Chinese industrialists as Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh, accompanies him in New Delhi.